Let WonderLab bring a selection of exciting science activities and demonstrations to you for creative and interactive science experiences! We offer staffed classroom labs for small groups at schools and other organizations, activity-based festival and assembly demonstrations for large groups at schools and events, and an unstaffed "Science in a Box" option. Please ask about custom arrangements if none of these options meets your needs.

We recommend that you schedule an outreach event as far in advance as possible. All outreach programs must be confirmed two weeks prior to the event. Penalties apply for cancellation less than two weeks prior to a confirmed event.

CLASSROOM LABS

Length: 45-60 minutes
Maximum for each session: 30 students
Price: $125 for a single lab; $75 for each additional session on the same topic
These sessions combine vivid demonstrations and engaging hands-on activities to address Indiana Academic Standards in Science. WonderLab will provide special materials not ordinarily found in the classroom.

SUGGESTED GRADES	CLASSROOM LAB
Grades 1-3	Hanging in the Balance Content: balance, center of gravity, motion Coolest Element: Participants make a balance toy to take home
Grades 1-3	Going Through a Phase Content: characteristics of solids and liquids, changing states of matter Coolest Element: Exploration of a mysterious substance that has properties of both solids and liquids
Grades 2-4	Feel the Noise Content: sound as a vibration, pitch Coolest Element: Participants use sound to move water
Grades 3-5	Power Surge Content: magnetism, electricity, Earth's magnetism Coolest Element: Participants make an electromagnet
Grades 4-6	Hot Technology Content: Sun, solar energy, solar power Coolest Element: Teachers will receive instructions and supplies to build a "Pizza Box Solar Oven" with their class
Pre-K +*	Cool Critters Lab Content: Animal adaptations for surviving in the wild and our own relationship with the natural world Coolest Element: Close encounters with two live animals (insects and reptiles) and a craft activity to reinforce educational content * This 45-minute lab can be adapted to any grade or age * Special pricing: $100 for one session for up to two classrooms of students and $75 for each additional session in the same visit

ASSEMBLY DEMONSTRATIONS

If you need to serve a large number of students in a shorter period of time, an interactive science demonstration is the perfect choice! Watch your students get excited about science by observing and participating in some amazing experiments that will get them thinking, predicting and cheering!

DEMONSTRATION	PRICING
The Awesome Power of Air Basic presentation for grades 3-5 Advanced presentation for grades 6-8 What is air? Can you freeze it? Dissolve it? Capture it?  Find out in this 45-minute interactive demonstration of the awesome power of air as we create colorful chemical reactions, implosions, and explosions!	Maximum group size: 200 students per demo Maximum # of demos: 3 in one day First demo price: $250 Each additional demo price: $150

FESTIVAL OPTIONS

Choose from among the packages below or inquire about custom MiniFest options.

THEME	DESCRIPTION
Body Science Breakaway	Your body is one big science experiment just waiting to happen! Baffle your brain, get pinned down by your center of gravity, pick up a little “gross-ology,” and more while learning about science from head to toe.
Fabulous Physics of Sound	Explore the physics of sound! Find out how sound waves travel by sending your voice through a “hose phone,” use sound to make water jump into the air, find out exactly what a “boom-whacker” is, and more.  Who knew that science could be this much “phun”!
The Wandering Wizard	Experience the magic of science when you attend WonderWarts School of Science Wizardry!  Go to a variety of science magic “classes” where you’ll learn how to levitate a ping-pong ball, create an invisible map, make your own static electricity "wand," and more!

• WonderFest of 10 activities

Full Day: 3-4 hours with $25/hour surcharge for extra hours
Price: $600 for up to 200 participants and $75 for each additional 50 participants

Half Day:1-2.5 hours
Price: $375 for up to 100 participants and $75 for each additional 50 participants

• MiniFest of 5 activities

Full Day: 3-4 hours with $25/hour surcharge for extra hours
Price: $300 for up to 200 participants and $35 for each additional 50 participant

Half Day: 1-2.5 hours
Price: $225 for up to 100 participants and $35 for each additional 50 participant

Custom Theme Pricing
$175 surcharge on MiniFest base fee and $55 for each additional 50 participant

• Single Science Activity Station

Price: $100 for one activity for one hour
Add Activity or Time: $75 for a second activity and for each additional hour

SCIENCE IN A BOX

If your budget is limited, you may wish to obtain supplies and training from WonderLab, and provide the activity at your event with your own volunteers! You must pick up and return the supplies and instruction sheets at WonderLab. An in-house training session with museum staff is required at the time you schedule to pick up supplies.

Base Price: $50 for one activity for up to 100 participants
Add Participants: $20 additional for supplies for up to 200 participants
Add Activity: $35 for each additional activity for up to 100 participants

 

WHAT YOU PROVIDE DURING OUTREACH

In order to ensure a successful outreach event, you should be prepared to provide space, tables, chairs and, if needed, electrical outlets and a convenient water supply. If you are located in Monroe County, you are responsible for providing half of the volunteers needed to staff the activity stations. If you are outside Monroe County, you also should plan to provide all of the volunteers needed to staff the activity stations.

INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS

Please Note: Outreach events outside of Monroe County are subject to a transportation fee of $0.50/mile round trip. Outreach events which are more than a one-hour drive from WonderLab are subject to an additional transportation surcharge of $15 per hour of travel round trip.

Staci Radford-Vincent
(812) 337-1337 ext. 18
staci [at] wonderlab [dot] org

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